Fierce_LiNk Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Two explosions have hit the Boston Marathon Live BBC News Feed I'm watching it on BBC News right now. Horrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happenstance Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Yeah I saw this coming through on Twitter earlier, pretty horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Yeah been watching this too. The aerial images of the aftermath are horrific! (like those you posted) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-22160978 Video shows runners in the street being knocked down by the blast, pray for those watching directly outside the hotel and all involved! 2 dead and 22 injured confirmed so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 New York post say that 12 dead. BBC News just saying that 2 are dead with 22 injured. Fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Also heard reports of ball bearings being found in the street. This is a seriously fucked up world at times. The people targeted in this were running for charities and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ville Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Fucking idiots doing something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happenstance Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 God how shady does that man look on the roof of the building on the left in that photo I posted of the explosion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Dem0- Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Just heard from Fox News that 3 are now confirmed dead. Sky News also mentioned this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Fox News are apparently reporting that police have discovered more unexploded bombs in Boston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Dem0- Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 That's what I heard too, they're conducting some controlled explosives too, one of which started around 15 minutes ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 God how shady does that man look on the roof of the building on the left in that photo I posted of the explosion As creepy as that is, it's probably just somebody watching the race? Or security, or something. But yeah, creepy as hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happenstance Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 For anyone on twitter look this up That account apparently was a fake and has been suspended already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Gibbs Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I was really hoping this was just an accident...a gas leak, but it seems what i feared at first might be right if they have found ball barings, it suggests an IED designed to rip through people, isn't that like the IRA bombings from before? (was thinking ten years ago but i'd be way off) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Dem0- Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 This is a seriously fucked up world at times. I was actually reading up on this bit of news prior to the Boston bombings: Three boys kicked and punched a 53-year-old homeless man in a fatal attack "purely for the sake of it", a judge says. http://news.sky.com/story/1078432/teens-sentenced-for-murdering-homeless-man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Gibbs Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I was actually reading up on this bit of news prior to the Boston bombings: http://news.sky.com/story/1078432/teens-sentenced-for-murdering-homeless-man I saw that story earlier today and thought what the hell is wrong with people, that story is worse by the fact two of them were brothers, their mother gave them a false alibi and was herself convicted because of it, but if that wasn't bad enough her older son is already in prison for murder after an unprovoked attack family i'd love to be castrated right there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-Paul Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 For anyone on twitter look this up That's a fake account, btw. Terribly saddened by the news Really hope the numbers don't escalate more. My thoughts are with the injured and the families of those who have lost their lives, and all of those who have run the race today. I ran the London Marathon last year and it's an emotional slog as it is without any incident, for this to happen will have hit those participating hard, whether they had finished, were at the finish line, or still making their way round the course. Hopefully any more bombs there may be will be found and disposed of safely. A terrible tragedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 I was actually reading up on this bit of news prior to the Boston bombings: http://news.sky.com/story/1078432/teens-sentenced-for-murdering-homeless-man I read that story earlier today, as well as another story of 3 kids being found dead in a house, and their pregnant Mother found dead in a multi-storey car park. What is wrong with the World? Just seen an image of a guy with half of his leg missing. Reports of people losing their limbs. Death toll is expected to rise. News of a controlled explosion outside of the JFK Library in Boston. New York also being put on high alert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Gibbs Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 News of a controlled explosion outside of the JFK Library in Boston. New York also being put on high alert. Current press event with governor etc says it wasn't a controlled explosion, it was a third explosion but they did a controlled explosion on Boilston street (sp?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 Current press event with governor etc says it wasn't a controlled explosion, it was a third explosion but they did a controlled explosion on Boilston street (sp?) Lots of people appear to be saying different things. Some reports are saying that the JFK Library incident was an electrical fire. A picture of the police in New York's Times Square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Gibbs Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 It was the police commissioner who said it was a third bombing, i think for now we have to take that as the most uptodate info I saw on a message board reports are coming out people were running in aid of the victims of the Sandy Hook Massacre and that several of the victims families may have been in attendance.....I hope that's just a horrible rumour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Dem0- Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 3 Mile no fly zone initiated over Boston. Mobile Phone services also shut down to prevent (potential) remote detonations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 It was the police commissioner who said it was a third bombing, i think for now we have to take that as the most uptodate info I saw on a message board reports are coming out people were running in aid of the victims of the Sandy Hook Massacre and that several of the victims families may have been in attendance.....I hope that's just a horrible rumour I've heard that several families of Sandy Hook victims were there. That part seems legit. Could just be a very, very unfortunate coincidence. But, you just never know with this sort of thing. London Marathon this weekend. I imagine security will be upped significantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Gibbs Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 some of the images......people with lost limbs, man this is so horrible, i can't understand acts of terrorism on civilian targets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murr Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 There is a very very graphic picture circulating Facebook. (My news feed anyway) of someone being wheel chaired away with people helping with the bottom half of his leg completely blown off. Won't post it as there's graphic... Then there's this that I've seen. Unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 There is a very very graphic picture circulating Facebook. (My news feed anyway) of someone being wheel chaired away with people helping with the bottom half of his leg completely blown off. Won't post it as there's graphic... Then there's this that I've seen. Unbelievable. That's the image I was referring to earlier. I wouldn't post it here. It's a bit too graphic. http://bcove.me/qwi5k6ap A video with sound of the explosions taking place. You can clearly hear and see both explosions, just seconds apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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